# Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) Fostering Community Engagement

## TL;DR

The RCMAR program supports early-career researchers and aims to reduce health disparities in aging and Alzheimer's disease.

## Contribution

The program fosters community engagement and supports research on aging and health disparities.

## Key findings

- The RCMAR program has been continuously funded since 1997.
- There are 18 RCMAR Centers in the U.S., with 10 focused on Alzheimer's disease and 8 on aging.
- The program supports career development and scientific discoveries related to aging and health disparities.

## Abstract

The Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) Program has been continuously funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) since 1997. The RCMAR Program has two primary objectives: to support the career development of early-career scientists conducting social, behavioral, psychological, and economic research related to aging, health disparities in older adults, and/or Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD), and to advance scientific discoveries related to aging. This includes efforts to eliminate health disparities and inequities and to improve the health and well-being of older adults. There are 18 RCMAR Centers in the United States, 10 are focused on AD/ADRD and 8 are focused on aging.